Fatherhood Friday shout out to Justin Timberlake who is wearing fatherhood well and not shying away from letting it be known. In a recent interview with Vanity Fair how being a new daddy to son Silas has gave him a new perspective.

“Having a child gives you a different insight.”It’s like The Matrix, man. You open a door and there’s this whole other world on the other side of it. And you look back through the door at the other world and you’re like, ‘What was I doing there?'”

“Maybe it’s the difference between 20s and 30s. The difference between ‘must achieve,’ and now it’s like, ‘Work smarter, not harder.’ You want to have time for your family.”

Timberlake was recently on the Teen Choice Awards accepting an honor and took the time to encourage the youth to be nice to their parents and respect what they offer as it will help them be able to make a difference in the world. See video below

This weekend Chris Hemsworth drops in theaters this week with the Ron Howard directed “In the Heart of the Sea,” and also dropped some serious knowledge on the relationship of parents and children with a most important revelation while riding in the back seat with his 3 year-old daughter.

Check out his story below:

“Last week, we were in the car driving somewhere, and my little girl was in the back seat with me. I was really tired, and I leaned over and I put my head on her lap, without even thinking about it. I just wanted to lie down a little bit and sleep because it was a 40-minute drive. And she started patting my head and singing a song through her pacifier. I don’t even know what song it was. . .I looked at my wife, who was in the front seat, and she had tears in her eyes.”

“There’s the idea that we as parents spend all this time protecting our children. No, I think they’re protecting us. Sitting in the car with my head on her lap and her singing to me, there was this understanding of, ‘Wow, she’s looking after Dad, and that’s her job.’ You know? And that was such a joy. Oh, there’s nothing better! It was the happiest moment of my life.” – Chris Hemsworth

What do you think? Especially for those of us with young kids but it rings true for our older kids or even us as kids of a mother and father. Is it the kids job to protect the parent?

It all boils down to the simple fact that as much as we think about or talk about how our job as a parent is to protect our kids, they actually protect us as well. My kids (9 and 11 years old) are some of the most caring and nurturing human beings I know. They know when I am sad or hurt and they go into protection and care mode. They tell me they love me all the time. There were times when I could not have made it without them as a single dad and there are times they give me the strength to try harder to be a better husband and father now. They take care of daddy always. I hopefully when they are older and I don’t have to care for them as much, they will still have it in them to look out for daddy.

To the parents in the trenches, I think our young kids protect us as much as we protect them.

Last weekend Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson appeared on Oprah’s “Master Class” on her OWN network and his most interesting and touching topic revolved around his relationship with his 14 years old daughter, Simone.

“Throughout the ups and downs, I’ve realized that the most important thing that I could do with my daughter is lead our life with love.”

Watch the clip of the interview with Oprah, the Rock get’s very emotional recalling when he asked his daughter what she loved about their relationship. Check the clip out here. Being a father is special. Happy Fatherhood Friday!

This Fatherhood Friday, we shout out 1CoolDad, rapper Xzibit. He lost one son prematurely but has two sons that he is raising into men, Gatlyn and Tremayne. It’s Fatherhood Friday! Salute, X to the Z! #DadsRule

“I became a father at the age of 19. Now, at that age along with a definite lack of maturity you can only do two things when it comes to being a father. One, rise to the occasion and sacrifice for the safety and stability of your child. Or two, fail miserably.”

“My responsibility is to send decent human beings out into society.” – Xzibit

Don’t you hate it when people question your fatherhood skills or parental choices? David Beckham does. He was recently photographed with his four-year old daughter, Harper sucking a pacifier and he flexed his dad muscle.

“Why do people feel they have the right to criticize a parent about their own children without having any facts ?”

“Everybody who has children knows that when they aren’t feeling well or have a fever you do what comforts them best and most of the time it’s a pacifier so those who criticize think twice about what you say about other people’s children because actually you have no right to criticize me as a parent …”

“Ever since I got married and became a father, I haven’t lost many matches, I won many tournaments. I suggest that to every player, get married, have kids, let’s enjoy this.”

Novak Djokovic recently hoisted the Wimbledon trophy with a victory over pro tennis great, Roger Federer. The 28-year old Serbian credits that win and various other wins to fatherhood. Cool dads can get into that train of thought! #DadsRule #FatherhoodFriday

FACT since his son’s birth: He has lost only three of 61 matches and collected eight titles, including the Australian Open and Wimbledon.

“If there is one thing that I learned it is to recover fast and to leave things behind me and move on.” – Djokovic explains that fatherhood has helped with that.

Today, we shout out former Baltimore Raven and new San Francisco 49er wide receiver, Torrey Smith. The Maryland native has move on from his hometown, but his family is traveling too. He is big on being a dad and we salute him. #FatherhoodFriday #DadsRule

I take a lot of pride in being a great father. With that, every decision I make today, I understand that affects him. I take a lot of pride in going about that the right way and I’m someone he’ll look up to.

My thing is, I want to be the best man I can be, when I preach to my child certain things – what to do, what not to do, just the right thing in general – he’ll respect it, because I lived it and I walked it. That’s what I’m trying to do right now. – Torrey Smith

Normally, I could care less what Chris Brown says or sings about, but he joined our fraternity when he welcomed or confirmed that he had a daughter. Royalty is now 1-years old and he seems to be talking a good game, at least. #FatherhoodFriday Salute Breezy … fatherhood definitely has the power to change.

“Being a father is great. I’ve been able to set aside my own wants and necessities for my daughter. Everything is about her.” – Chris Brown

Today, we show love to the coolest American President and a cool dad, Barack Obama. President Obama recently did a podcast interview for the show “WTF with Marc Maron,” where he was asked about fatherhood and his father. Check out what he said below and listen to the entire interview HERE.

“I tell Michelle, one of our biggest jobs as parents is, ‘Let’s see if we can not pass on some of our craziness to our kids. Let’s see if we can break the cycle’ … It was very important to me to be a good dad.” – President Barack Obama

Green Bay Packers’ wide receiver Adrian Coxson will be joining us for #FitFathersDay this Sunday in Downtown Silver Spring, MD. Coxson is a Baltimore native and father to a beautiful son. He will be on hand to workout with Fit Fathers this Father’s Day.

“Firstly, I would like to applaud Fit Fathers for creating a platform for dads and their families to come together and celebrate the importance of health and fatherhood,” said Adrian. “Becoming a parent is the greatest accomplishment of my life and I look forward to continued fellowship with other male role models and their children on Fit Fathers Day 2015. Fatherhood is the lifeline of a man’s legacy!”

Come out to our free fitness festival this weekend for a chance to workout with trainers and NFLers, win elite prizes and leave with a gift bag. #FitFathersFriday

Spike will always be a cool dad for directing “Do The Right Thing,” and Air Jordan commercials, getting in the face of NBA players during games and putting out a children’s book with his wife. A father of two young adults, he is definitely getting less cool but Spike will always be Spike and never apologize for it. For that we salute the director this Fatherhood Friday.

“It has been my observation that parents kill more dreams than anybody.” Spike Lee

Today, on the heels on arguably the biggest film release in the world, we salute “Avengers: Age of Ultron” star Jeremy Renner. Cool dad to 2-year-old Ava Berlin, Jeremy remarked recently on the Ellen Show about how much being a dad has changed the 44-year-old.

“Daddy’s my best role to date, I think.”

“It’s kind of screwed my career in a lot of ways, because I don’t really care about it so much because I care about her so much.”

“I still work, probably even more. It used to be all for myself, so I’m not old and broke. All these things I still do, but I do it now for the future of my baby, and if it gets in the way of her well-being, then I stop.” – Jeremy Renner

We salute Anthony Anderson, cool husband, cool dad of two teens and star of ABC’s “Black-Ish,” which returned to the small screen this week. Anderson is one of the hardest working men in show business but is careful to make sure he is a constant in his children’s lives. His son is taking a crack at acting and one of Anderson’s fondest memories was when his son chose to join him on stage one Father’s Day and tell “Yo, mama” jokes.

When asked what he liked most about fatherhood:

“Both my children being there, and that being a crowning achievement in my life, and it actually made me feel invincible … I can live forever now.

About his wife and stay-at-home parents:

“What she does as a stay-at-home mom, just like all the other stay-at-home moms and dads across the country is invaluable and unquantifiable … it’s the ultimate sacrifice, what these stay-at-home mothers and fathers do.

Cool dad and social media titan Ashton Kutcher took a stand for fatherhood this past week. The father of 5 month old baby girl Wyatt took to Facebook and the over 18 million people that “like” his page to rant about diaper changing stations in men’s bathrooms. Right on Ashton, wield that power. #DadsRule

I feel it should be as convenient for a dad to take care of his little ones as it is for a mom. That is across the board from concessions in the workplace to changing table in the bathroom.